SDR CAL951042

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
November 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14534
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47110
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AWS - FLT 0575 - WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON APPROACH TO AUS, THE RT REAR GREEN LIGHT AND RED UNSAFE LIGHT WERE BOTH ILLUMINATED. CYCLING THE GEAR WAS NO HELP. A TOWER FLY-BY WAS PERFORMED AND THE GEAR WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED DOWN FOR A NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE CANNON PLUG FOR THE RIGHT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND GEAR INDICATIONS CHECKED GOOD. THE SAME PROBLEM WAS REPEATED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS. AT THAT TIME, MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD SET OF CONTACTS ON THE RT DOWNLOCK SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. (X)

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